Parenting Teenagers (12-18) Support Group

This community is focused on the joys, challenges and concerns faced by parents of teenagers (12 to 18 year olds). The major areas of child development include: physical development, perception and sensory development, communication and language development, cognitive development, emotional development and social development.

I would talk with my sister or adult who is underminding my authority. I would make it clear in a nice way that I am the childs parent and my rules are the rules she is to follow, and that her doing what she is doing is ruining and harming what you are trying to teach her. I am sure she is not trying to do it out of meaness, just to be a cool aunt, she can still be a cool aunt just think of other things, thats ok for them to do, and let them have that time so its not so awkward.If all else fails limit the time she spends with that person.
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Morgaine

My daughter's grandmother is someone like that. I try to make my child wear modest clothes (hard to find in the latest styles) but her grandmother took her shopping for school clothes last September and bought her things that are just not appropriate and VERY TIGHT! She thinks that my child has a &quot;cute figure&quot; and should show it off since she will probably end up being &quot;fat like her mom&quot;. I handled it by having a talk with my daughter and explaining my feelings about tight clothes and listened to her feelings about everything. In the end we gave away most of the clothes she bought my daughter. The good thing is that we live 3 1/2 hours from her grandmother and rarely talk to or see her so when she does ask about the clothes my daughter just says- &quot;yeah I wear them-- they are great-- thanks grandma&quot;

I think this worked because we live in an area where all sorts of crazy clothes are the norm and she looks at those outfits and those wearing them and doesnt like it-- dont get me wrong she has her own style that sometimes I wonder about-- but allowing her to have her own style in a modest and conservative way was a compromise that we came to since my discussions with her grandmother were pointless-- but talks with her dad seemed to help out since he does not want his little girl to look like a tramp. Now we monitor the time they spend together and make sure that we discuss what happens during that time with all parties.

there is a big difference between sibling advice and being a downright annoying sister I think he should invite her outback for little sibling to sibling talk lol that should shut her up but in all seriousness its really difficult to say what the situation is because there is nothing to base the sisters rational on other than she is intervening with how he is raising his daughter .Personally I think this brother and sister should stay far away from each other because its going to cause big problems between child and parent.

btw I'm not sure I really get the meaning of this: other adults who are in a relationship with a teenage girl?...or why you chose to clarify the statement in the second sentence ...

....Anyhow the tennager will likely run to the aunt everytime she sees fit or because she is not getting her way with the parents child rearing or maybe the aunt thinks her brother is too leaniant either way the aunt is interupting if she is coming down too heavily on her brother ,or maybe there is an area she finds needs great attention ...it really has to stop so I suggest they end the topic or stop communicating completely I'm sure he has considered his sisters opinion and she is just being unwelcoming about whatever it is by persisting.

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